Ex-football star arrested for incest and sodomy after his wife reported him for having sex with 12-year-old girl

Former West Virginia running back Justin Crawford was arrested Saturday by police on charges of aggravated child molestation, incest with a minor, sodomy, and enticing a minor for indecent purposes.

Crawford was arrested in his Columbus home in Georgia after a 12-year-old girl told her mother Crawford had sex with her. All the charges levelled against him are felonies in the state of Georgia.

Crawford, 23, appeared in court Monday, where a police detective illuminated the complaint that Crawford had oral sex and intercourse with a 12-year-old girl.

The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reported that Detective Mark Scruggs testified during a preliminary hearing that Crawford’s wife saw her husband standing over the girl Saturday morning, then told the girl’s mother.

Scruggs said Crawford first denied having oral sex and intercourse with the girl but later admitted to both acts, claiming the sex was the girl’s idea.